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UK Parliament - Dulwich & West Norwood

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> United Kingdom > England > London > London > Dulwich & West Norwood

Office

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

00, 0000 - 12:00pm

Polls Open

May 07, 2015 - 01:00am

Polls Close

May 07, 2015 - 04:00pm

Term Start

May 08, 2015 - 12:00pm

Term End

June 08, 2017 - 11:00pm

Contributor

IndyGeorgia

Last Modified

IndyGeorgia April 21, 2017 08:58pm

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Description

BBC Constituency Profile:

Situated in south London is the seat of Dulwich and West Norwood. Traversed by the South Circular Road, it is a constituency of two halves. On one side there is Dulwich Village, with its two prestigious private schools and million pound properties - Margaret Thatcher was a former resident. On the other hand, the area includes estates like Angell Town.

The seat is ethnically diverse: one in four is Afro-Caribbean - the 10th highest proportion of all constituencies in England and Wales, according to ONS 2011 Census figures. A third of the population lives in social housing; one in 10 is a lone parent. At 47.6%, it has the 15th highest proportion of people with a degree.

Labour former culture secretary Tessa Jowell, an MP since 1992, is standing down. In 2010, she held the seat with 46.6% of the votes; Liberal Democrats got 27.2%, Conservatives 22.2% and Greens 2.6%.